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Art Director - UI

An international creative agency specialising in innovative digital and industrial design projects. The agency was established in 1998, employs a high caliber international team of around 55 people,and has demonstrated strong growth over the last five years. It is a quality-focused consultancyworking for leading international brands, crafting unique and exquisite user experiencesoverarching product, interaction and service design. They develops brand-defining strategiesand takes pride in translating these into well-crafted design solutions. The agency takes particularpride in the fact that a high percentage of their output goes to market with long-lasting impacton the brand equity of their clients and their position in the market.

They are looking for an Art Director to join their UI/UX team on a freelance/permanent basis.

Purpose of Role:

As Art Director you will be responsible for leading the artistic aspects of multipleprojects, under the direction of a Director, for the creation, development, and refinement ofinnovative and compelling user interface solutions that are in line with the design objectivesand goals of the agency, while understanding and achieving the needs of the client on each specificproject.

Whilst primarily responsible for the combined brand and marketing ‘look and feel’ for theirdigital projects, you will also become involved – to varying degrees as needed - in all stagesof a project, including research, concept development and preparation and delivery of clientpresentations, both at the agency's own premises and where necessary travelling to client or otherlocations.

Key tasks include but are not limited to:

• Creatively leading and managing the digital brand and marketing of multiple UI projects• Ensuring the delivery of design work of exceptional quality on-time• Participating in board-level client meetings, presentations and workshops• Taking an active role in client liaison and supporting business development activities• Managing the artistic aspects within collaborative projects with related agencies• Actively engaging in growing the digital design team• Building the brand, including web presence

If not directly engaged in project work, always seek tasks that add value to the company.These include:• Keep up to date on emerging technologies, designs and usability research• Maintaining the company presentation documentation.• Maintaining and improving the file structure and organisation on the server• Researching new trends and developments relevant to other ongoing projects

Reporting and Co-ordination:

Reporting• Direct line reporting to the Director and Creative Director of UI

Periodic Reporting• There will be periodic reporting and liaison with:o Managing Director and Business Unit Directorso Studio Manager and other operations staff

Co-ordination• Project-based liaison with Directors and other project leaders• Vendor relationship and ad hoc reporting (for vendor renegotiation)• Links with the operations staff in HR, IT Business Development, in-house Legal, and Administration

Responsibilities- Main responsibilities will include supporting client projects in all aspects by:

• Ensuring deadlines and requested deliverables are met to the highest level of quality, both for internal reviews and external presentations• Liaising with clients, suppliers and colleagues in a professional and mature manner• Ensuring the highest level of execution is delivered to the client and that work inprogress can be shared at any time of the project• Leading designers to push the level of quality in both thinking and execution, constantly developing new ideas and ways of solving problems, even if project briefs are similar• Considering the big picture and relating it to the requirements of each individual project• Ensuring that your/ your teams’ work is properly documented, stored and archived• Utilising team members according to their skills and to their maximum potential• Supporting any other tasks as assigned by MD, Directors, or COO

Knowledge and Skills:

• Action-oriented and goal-driven• Ability to work alone, but also to direct project teams• Co-operative and sharing with colleagues• Proactive approach and embraces change• Strong and consistent communication skills